A Christmas Getaway Gift

A HUGE thanks to my kids for the AWESOME Christmas gift of time away at a nice place and an unrushed and fancy dinner at the Roof in Salt Lake City. Wow! We really enjoyed our stay and time away from the pressures and stresses of daily life. What a gift!!! Dad was a little hesitant to take the time off and just escape from life for a short time but has thanked me several times since we got home for the time we spent together. I thanked him several times before we even left the Inn. (I recognized his sacrifice in being away from his very demanding job).It is difficult to schedule time away but when it is given as a gift.....kinda forces you to take advantage of it. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! We actually got to stay in 2 different rooms---a scheduling glitch that came up at the last minute but it turned out to be a GREAT thing. We enjoyed the first room that we were in--it had a BEAUTIFUL view of the Salt Lake Valley. Really nice. But.....the second room we stayed in was pretty spectacular! It was so elegant and luxurious--I would LOVE to have a room like that of my own someday. It was done in GOLD, white and RED. Do I need to say more? I instantly fell in love with the room decorated with two of my favorite colors!! When we went to dinner at the Roof, we were fortunate enough to be there as they turned the lights on at the Salt Lake Temple! Brought back some sweet memories as Dad and I were taken back thirty years to our wedding day in that stunning building. We naturally ate tooooooo much and we overindulged by partaking of the MANY decadent desserts that they offer. I couldn't decide on one so had to taste 3 or 4!! We saw several movies and went shopping at the Gateway but it was such a relaxing couple of days. Not sure what other people do when they are given such a great gift but we loved just being together and relaxing. We didn't even answer our cell phones--not even once!! So, hats off and a big THANKS again to my sweet and wonderful children that gave such a thoughtful gift to their old, grumpy, boring, stuck-in-a-rut parents. WE LOVED IT! By the way, the first room went for $289.00 and the second goes for $329.00. Dinner was the full $100.00 with the tip for the SUPER FABULOUS waiter. Guess you could say that you all and WE got our monies worth!! What a great deal we all got!